Capsule for use with bottles or other vessels, the necks of which are formed to receive crown corks or seals



March 25 1924.

W. WATERS ET A CAPSULE FOR USE WITH BOTTLES OR OTHER VESSELS THE NEGKS OF WHICH ARE FORMED TO RECEIVE CROWN CORKS OR SEAL Filed March 21 1923 1 jkvre/vrorf .w afemi WILLIAM WATERS, 0F FITZROY, NEAR MELBOURNE,

CAPSULE FOR USE WITH BOTTLES OR OTHER AND HENRY AUGUSTINE BRADY, OF CARLTON, NEAR MELBOURNE, VICTGRIA, AUSTRALIA.

VESSELS, THE NECKS OF WHICH ARE FORMED TO RECEIVE CBOW'N GORKS 0R SEALS.

Application filed March 21, 19.23. Serial No. 626,640.

To all whom it may concern e it known that WILLIAM WATERS and HENRY AUGUSTINE BRADY, citizens of the Commonwealth of Australia, residing at 75 5 Johnston Street, Fitzroy, near Melbourne,

and 4:18 Lygon Street, Carlton, near Melbourne, respectively, both in the State of Victoria, Commonwealth of Australia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in capsules for use with bottles or other vessels the necks of which are formed to receive crown corks or seals, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an improved capsule for use with bottles or other vessels the necks of which are formed to receive crown corks or seals and has been designed with the object of providing an effective reseal for use when the crown cork or seal has been removed, the invention being sufficient to maintain the necessary fresh condition in the goods within the bottle or other vessel, and one of the characteristics of the invention is that it may be used in the first instance, i. e., in the manner of a crown cork or seal, but with the invention to be hereinafter described the capsule may be used any number of times.

The essential characteristics embodied in this invention consist in forming a metal cap piece in dish form with a depending lug on one edge, the lug being turned in towards the cap body providing a pivoted arm, with the pivot eccentrically disposed on the surface of the cap, the arm being bent at right angles downwardly, the end of the bent portion being turned in so that when in position on a bottle or other vessel, the lug of the cap and leg grip wider the bottle neck and thereby keep the capsule in place upon the bottle or other vessel.

But in order to more readily understand the invention it will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan view of a capsule constructed according to this invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevation showing the capsule applied to a bottle neck.

Figure 3 is a plan view of a washer or insert for use with this invention, and

Figure 4 is a side elevation thereof.

According to this invention the metal cap piece A is formed with a rim or flange A which forms a seat for an insert or washer B.

Formed as part of the cap plece A is a lugC slightly turned in towards the cap body, as at C whilst pivoted to the cap is an arm D, the pivot D being substan tially out of centre with the cap A, the portion D of the arm D being turned down as at D and inwards as at- D*.

When in position on the bottle E or other vessel, the parts C and D are opposed as shown in Figure 2, and in order to remove the capsule from the bottle E or other vessel the arm D is moved either to right or left which has the efiect of disengaging the part D of the arm D with the neck ring D of the bottle E or other vessel.

In replacing the capsule the arm D is at the position shown in dotted lines, Figure 1 and in order to effect the sealing of a bottle or other vessel the arm D is moved until the portion D thereof becomes opposite the lug C of the capsule.

The insert or washer B is preferably of rubber although it may be of any suitable material, such as fibre, cork, cork composition or any sanitary insert which would form an effective seal for the contents of the vessel.

The insert may be removed from time to time if so desired and scalded so as to render same hygienic and prevent contamination when in contact with food.

The capsule described provides a simple and effective seal or reseal for use on hottles or other vessels, and may be used indefinitely, is simple in construction and operation and may be made to fit any jar or hottle, in fact any vessel the neck of which is formed with the ring at present common to crown corks or seals.

What we claim as our invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent is 1. An improved capsule, for use on containers formed to receive crown seals, comprising, a plane cap, a stationary depending, inturned lug formed on the edge of the cap, an arm eccentrically pivoted on the cap, and a depending, inturned lug formed on the free end of the arm.

2. A capsule according to claim 1, a rim formed on said can to define a socket, and

a deformable packing member positioned in the socket.

VII

3. A capsule according to claim 1, said arm and said stationary lug being positioned to be in a straight line when the capsule is in operative position on a container.

4. A capsule according to claim 2, said arm and said stationary lug being positioned to be in a straight line when the capsule is in operative position on a container.

5. A capsule according to claim 3, said arm, when swung to position its depending lug opposite the stationary lug, forcing the two lugs against the container, and forcing the cap against the container to compress the deformable packing.

6. A capsule accordingto claim 4, said 15 arm, when swung to position its depending lug opposite the stationary lug, forcing the two lugs against the container, and forcing the cap against th container to compress the deformable packing.

Signed at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, this fifteenth day of February 1923.

\VILLIAlw I /VATERS. 'HENRY AUGUSTINE BRADY.

In the presence of SIDNEY HENDLEY, JEANNE BoUsKUE. 

